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BRUSH Filed April 21, 1952 1NVENOR ATTORNEY5 Patented Sept. 28, 1954UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRUSH Ruth R. Rssler, Sedalia, Mo.Application April 21, 1952, Serial No. 283,321

2 Claims.

by projecting a water stream through the center of the bristles.

A further object of this invention is to provide a brush structurewherein the bristles are of endless construction, with the bristlesarranged in angularly related bristle groups and with the bristles andthe brush head, including the handle, formed out of plastic or othersimilar material.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specificaticn, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevaticn partly broken away and in sectionof a brush constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detailed end elevation partly broken away of the brush.

Figure 3 is a detailed side elevation partly in section of one of thebristle groups.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view showing one of the bristle groups.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure3.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral o designates generally a brush.handle which is formed at its inner or rear end With an opening l3. Thehandle o has secured to or formed integral with the forward end thereofa transversely arcuate brush head ll having a concave upper side l2.

A plurality of groups of bristles generally designated as l4 are securedto and extend from the concave inner side of the brush head l, and eachbristle group is formed of a central ircular member l5 With crossedangularly related bristle members IG and [1. It will be readily apparentthat the formation need not be confined to cir cular and that oval orother shapes may be utilized, the important feature being to maintain anaxial opening so that all accumulated matter can readily be flushed offthe brush by directing a stream of water therethrough and thus have asanitary, clean center. An oval shape would be an advantage (forexample, in cleaning milk bottles and the like).

The inner or rear portions of the bristle members l5, l6 and ll aresecured to or embedded within the head l l. The axes of the bristlemembers I5, l6 and l1 are disposed in a plana parallel to the axis ofthe concave outer side IZ of the head Il. These bristle members I5, 16and l1 may be secured together at their crossing points, as indicated atl8, or if desired the bristle members may be unsecured one relative tothe other so that the bristle members may have independent movement inthe use of the brush.

In the formation of the brush structure, the bristles [5, ls and l1 maybe secured within the concave side l2 of the head ll at the time theplastic forming the head ll is relatively soft, or, if desired, thebristles may be cemented or otherwise firmly attached to the head ll inthe concave forward side I2 thereof.

The brush is used in the conventional manner in the cleaning of dishesor other implemente, and when the brush is to be cleaned, the brush maybe turned edgewise so that a stream of water may be projected axiallythrough the bristles.

The construction and arrangement disclosed herein makes possible athorough cleaning of all the tine surfaces when for example, using thedevice to clean the tines of a fork or the surfaces of a spoon. Theremay be as many groups of bristles as desired,

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview ofthe appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A brush comprsing a head formed with a concave forward side, a handleprojecting from said head, and a series of groups of bristles carried bysaid head, said bristles being fixed in said concave forward side, eachgroup of bristles being formed of three ring-shaped bristle membersarranged in crossed relation the central member of each group lying in aplane perpendicular to the axis of said brush head and the outer membersof each group being inclined toward and crossing each other and thecentral member.

2. A brush having a handle portion and elements forming a brush headsecured to said handle, said elements composed of spaced groups of threecontinuous members arranged in crossed relation the central member ofeach group lying in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said brush headand the outer members of each group being inclined toward and crossingeach other and the central member, to provide an axial clear spacetherethrough whereby waste material accumu lated on said head way beflushed off by a stream of water projected through said space.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,183,082 Montague Dec. 12, 1939 2,269,811 Elwood Jan. 13,1942 2,449,092 Struble Sept. 14, 1948 2,619,667 Egli Dec. 2, 1952

